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Category: Maintenance

How to keep your bike running well.

Posted on March 27, 2013October 2, 2019

How to inflate your tyres

This video explains how to inflate tyres fitted with the two common types of valve:

  1. The schrader valve
  2. The presta valve

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Posted on February 28, 2013January 20, 2019

How to repair a puncture

It’s well worth learning how to repair a puncture. It saves you money but, arguably more important, you aren’t left stranded if you get a puncture when a long way from home or a bike shop.

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Posted on February 17, 2013January 20, 2019

Avoiding a puncture

There’s no good time to get a puncture. At best it’s an inconvenience, at worst a puncture can leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately we are subject to a variety of puncture hazards on the Island and immediate surrounds; notably thorns and flint chippings.

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Posted on February 6, 2013January 10, 2014

How to clean your bike

Cleaning your bike will help to keep it running smoothly. It will be easier to pedal and change gear, and your brakes will be more effective.

If you use your bike for short trips in the dry, you won’t need to clean it often at all. The more you ride, the more frequently you’ll need to clean it.

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Posted on February 6, 2013January 20, 2019

How to look after your chain

It’s worth looking after your chain because:

  • If it breaks or siezes up – you won’t be going anywhere
  • Without effective lubrication: cycling will be harder; and you’ll damage your gears
  • If you don’t replace your chain when necessary, you’ll damage your gears irreparably making eventual replacement far more expensive

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Posted on February 6, 2013July 23, 2013

How to remove your bike’s wheels

You’ll need to remove your bike’s wheels to fix a puncture or to clean your bike throughly.

Continue reading “How to remove your bike’s wheels”


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